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trending_up market schedule Nov 24, 2025 visibility 18 link 26 artists, 2 galleries

16 New Auction Records Set in November 2025

New York's fall auction week in November 2025 saw major houses Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips collectively bring in over $2 billion, signaling renewed market confidence after an uneven spring. The top lot was Gustav Klimt's *Portrait of Elizabeth Lederer* (ca. 1914–16), which sold for $236.36 million at Sotheby's—the second-highest price ever paid at auction and a new record for the artist. Other notable records included Frida Kahlo's *El sueño (La cama)* (1940), which became the most expensive artwork by a woman artist sold at auction, fetching $54.66 million. In total, 16 new artist auction records were set during the week.

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trending_up market schedule Nov 20, 2025 visibility 23 link 17 artists

Auction Results: New Records for Noah Davis and Antonio Obá at Sotheby's, Major Paintings by Barkley L. Hendricks and Kerry James Marshall Went Unsold

Sotheby’s New York held its Now & Contemporary Evening Auction on November 18 at the newly opened Breuer building, featuring works by Black artists. Noah Davis’s “The Casting Call” (2008) sold for $2 million, setting a new auction record for the late artist, while Antonio Obá’s “Alvorada – Música Incidental Black Bird” (2020) achieved $1.016 million, nearly ten times its low estimate. However, major paintings by Barkley L. Hendricks and Kerry James Marshall went unsold, highlighting a mixed market for exceptional figurative works. The auction followed a blockbuster sale of Leonard A. Lauder’s collection, where Gustav Klimt’s portrait sold for $234 million.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 22, 2026 visibility 15 link 5 artists

A gifted colourist and civic-minded storyteller: touring show celebrates US artist Noah Davis

A touring survey of the late American painter Noah Davis (1983-2015) is making its final stop at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, following presentations at Das Minsk in Potsdam, the Barbican in London, and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. The exhibition features 60 works from Davis's oeuvre of 400 paintings, showcasing his skill as a colourist and storyteller who balanced social relevance with artistic independence. Davis, who died of cancer at age 32, founded the Underground Museum in Los Angeles with his wife Karon, and his work has gained significant market momentum, with his 2008 painting *The Casting Call* selling for $2 million at Sotheby's in November 2024.

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